“Mother: a humanoid thing blinded by bandages, nurturing breasts hidden, limbs restrained, tongue lolling from its slack mouth, and with no recognisable sweat signature.” BirthDrugsInfancyObstetricsBirth TraumaNeonatalObstetricianAnaestheticObstetricTwilight Sleep Book:Apple: Sex, Drugs, Motherhood and the Recovery of the Feminine Source: Apple: Sex, Drugs, Motherhood and the Recovery of the Feminine
“Given that observable neurobehavioural characteristics in adulthood are determined in part by GABA-A receptors in early life, and the impact of GABA-acting drugs during pregnancy – in particular, on the construction of the brain – have been said to lead to ‘a cascade of pathogenic consequences’, it’s clear that the long-term effects of phenobarbital regularly administered during infancy would be severe.” BirthAddictionPregnancyDrugsInfancyOpioidsObstetricsGabaObstetricPhenobarbital Book:Apple: Sex, Drugs, Motherhood and the Recovery of the Feminine Source: Apple: Sex, Drugs, Motherhood and the Recovery of the Feminine